How Premier League darts work Here’s a guide to everything you need to know about the tournament, which you can watch live on Sky Sports from February to May.
The Premier League Darts is an annual PDC tournament established in 2005. It is not one of the seven majors, but is one of six non-rated tournaments.
Meetings take place every Thursday evening between February and May and are held in various locations across the UK, Ireland and Europe, which include Germany and the Netherlands.
Who takes part in Premier League Darts?
The Premier League features eight of the best players in the PDC Order of Merit and are joined by four Planetary Marks selected by the PDC was out of the top 150 with a medal.
The 2025 line-up will be revealed exclusively live on Sky Sports News from 4.30pm on Monday 6 January.
What is the format?
In the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the stars were joined by another “challenge” competing against one of the regulars; John Henderson recalls delighting his home crowd in Aberdeen with a memorable draw against Michael van Gerwen.
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John Henderson wowed the Aberdeen crowd as he returned as a Premier League contender in 2020.
Since 2022, the format has changed so that an eight-man knockout bracket is contested each night.
The players each face each other once in Weeks 1-7 and again in Weeks 9-15, and Weeks 8 and 16 are drawn based on the league standings.
How each player performs each night will earn them points which will determine their place in the Premier League table, the points system is as follows:
- Winner: 5 points
- Vice-champion. 3 points
- Two lost semi-finals. 2 points
After Week 16, the top four in the league’s tale compete in the semifinals and finals, with the former playing fourth and the latter playing third.
On the final night at London’s O2 Arena, the semi-finals are played over 19 games and the final over 21 games.
Complex selection process
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2024 World Grand Prix Highlights between Luke Humphreys and Mike De Decker
PDC chief executive Matt Porter admits it will be “difficult” to name names for this year’s tournament as many top players failed to reach the top last year.
He told Sky Sports“We need to look for star quality and people who can perform on the big stage.
“It’s going to be an interesting announcement. We’re certainly not going to please everyone, but we feel we have to make the decisions that are right for the millions of people who will be watching on TV and for the 150,000 who will join us in the big arenas.
“Whatever decision we make, as long as people are talking about it, we made the right decision.”
Who won the Premier League title?
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Luke Littler won the Premier League on his debut campaign, beating Luke Humphreys 11-7 in the final.
The reigning champion is Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler.The new world champion from Warrington won the Premier League title on his debut with a memorable 11-7 victory over Luke Humphreys in which he hit his fourth nine-ball of 2024.
Michael van Gerwen has won a record seven titles (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023).
He passed Phil Taylor as the most successful player in the tournament, as Taylor won six titles during his career (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012).
Gary Anderson has won twice (2011, 2015), while James Wade (2009), Raymond van Barneveld (2013), Glenn Durant (2020) and Johnny Clayton (2021) have all won once.
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Watch MVG clinch a record seventh Premier League title in style at London’s O2…
2025 BetMGM Premier League Confirmed Dates
A capacity crowd of 14,000 turned out at London’s O2 Arena to see Littler seal his first Premier League title in May.
1 a.m – SSE Arena, Belfast – Thursday 6 February
Night 2 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow – Thursday 13 February
Night 3 – 3Arena, Dublin – Thursday, February 20
Night 4 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday 27 February
Night 5 – Brighton Center – Thursday 6 March
Night 6 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday 13 March
Night 7 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff – Thursday 20 March
Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday 27 March
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday 3 April
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday 10th April
11 at night Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday 17 April
12 at night M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday 24 April
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday 1 May
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday 8th May
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday 15 May
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday 22 May
Playoffs – The O2, London – Thursday 29 May
Watch Premier League darts on Sky Sports
Littler will aim to defend his Premier League Darts title
See all the action Premier League on Sky Sports with Luke Littler aiming to defend his title. The new Premier League season kicks off in Belfast on Thursday February 6 as the biggest party in darts returns.
Who will be in this Premier League Darts line-up?Watch it revealed live on Sky Sports News from 4.30pm on Monday 6 January and catch all the action on Sky Sports. Stream darts and better sports with NOW!.
